Documents in Trump’s possession included information on foreign nuclear capabilities: report

One of the documents seized last August by the FBI at the residence of former Republican President Donald Trump described another country’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, the newspaper reported Tuesday. Washington Post.

The newspaper notes that its report was based on information from people familiar with the matter, but did not name the foreign government involved.

The report also indicates that some of the documents seized in the August 8 search at the Mar-a-Lago resortin Florida, describe US operations that are so secret many top national security officials don’t have access to them.

The US Department of Justice is investigating the withholding of national defense information and efforts to obstruct its investigation.

During the August search, the FBI seized approximately 11,000 documents, including a hundred marked “confidential.”

Trump, who left office in early 2021, returned hundreds of documents in January and June of this year. But Attorney General Merrick Garland authorized, and a federal magistrate approved, the August search after prosecutors justified learning from inside sources that more documents remained at the former president’s compound.

Trump opposed the search, and his lawyers have asked that a federal judge appoint a special expert to review the collection of documents to determine if any should be returned to him.

Judge approved the application on Monday and set a deadline of Friday for the two sides to provide a list of possible candidates to serve as a special teacher.

_{* Some of the information for this report comes from The Associated Press and Reuters.}

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